ST. LOUIS (MO)
Post-Dispatch
BY GREG JONSSON AND PHILLIP O'CONNOR
Post-Dispatch
12/31/2004
The St. Louis Archdiocese has removed a priest from duties at a Catholic high school and city parish over allegations of inappropriate conduct.
The Rev. Michael A. Freymuth, a chaplain at Cardinal Ritter College Prep High School in St. Louis and a part-time associate pastor at St. Elizabeth, Mother of John the Baptist Church, also in St. Louis, was removed about three weeks ago, said Jamie Allman, a spokesman for the archdiocese. Freymuth's removal was spurred by allegations made in a lawsuit against another priest, Allman said.
Public announcement of the removal came Friday, the same day the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests gathered to publicly present their concerns about Freymuth to the principal of the high school and to leaders of the archdiocese.
At the news conference, members of SNAP also said that another man made allegations about Freymuth to the archdiocese more than two years ago. Freymuth continued his duties as a priest.